From Jihad Watch:
Lebanese Muslim charged in U.S. court with aiding Hizballah
A U.S. citizen and former Brooklyn resident, Hamdan claims that he only got these charges because he is Muslim. But the idea that law enforcement is full of greasy Islamophobes avidly seeking chances to victimize innocent Muslims is Honest Ibe Hooper's fever dream, not anything remotely corresponding to reality.
"Lebanese man charged in US court with aiding Hezbollah," by Hilary Leila Krieger in the Jerusalem Post, February 26 (thanks to Block Ness):
WASHINGTON – A dual US-Lebanese citizen appeared in a court in Philadelphia on Friday on charges that he tried to raise money Hezbollah, following his recent extradition from Paraguay.
Moussa Ali Hamdan, 38, a former resident of Brooklyn, New York, faces a maximum sentence of 260 years in jail on 31 charges of attempting to use the proceeds of stolen and counterfeit equipment to enrich Hezbollah.
A naturalized US citizen, Hamdan fled the country when he was indicted in 2009 for materially aiding a US-designated terrorist group, according to American authorities. He and nine others are accused of being part of a Hezbollah-linked ring.
According to the complaint, Hamdan purchased stolen cell phones, laptops, game systems and cars from a cooperating witness acting as an agent of the US government.
He also allegedly bought counterfeit goods, including Nike sneakers and Mitchell and Ness sports Jersey, from the government agent, to be used to generate money for Hezbollah.
Hamdan said after his arrest that he's been falsely accused, and that if he weren't Muslim would not have been charged.
That isn't remotely true, but it is probable, Hamdan, that if you weren't Muslim, you wouldn't have done the things that ended up getting you these charges.
Posted by Robert on February 26, 2011 4:34 AM
Lebanese Muslim charged in U.S. court with aiding Hizballah
A U.S. citizen and former Brooklyn resident, Hamdan claims that he only got these charges because he is Muslim. But the idea that law enforcement is full of greasy Islamophobes avidly seeking chances to victimize innocent Muslims is Honest Ibe Hooper's fever dream, not anything remotely corresponding to reality.
"Lebanese man charged in US court with aiding Hezbollah," by Hilary Leila Krieger in the Jerusalem Post, February 26 (thanks to Block Ness):
WASHINGTON – A dual US-Lebanese citizen appeared in a court in Philadelphia on Friday on charges that he tried to raise money Hezbollah, following his recent extradition from Paraguay.
Moussa Ali Hamdan, 38, a former resident of Brooklyn, New York, faces a maximum sentence of 260 years in jail on 31 charges of attempting to use the proceeds of stolen and counterfeit equipment to enrich Hezbollah.
A naturalized US citizen, Hamdan fled the country when he was indicted in 2009 for materially aiding a US-designated terrorist group, according to American authorities. He and nine others are accused of being part of a Hezbollah-linked ring.
According to the complaint, Hamdan purchased stolen cell phones, laptops, game systems and cars from a cooperating witness acting as an agent of the US government.
He also allegedly bought counterfeit goods, including Nike sneakers and Mitchell and Ness sports Jersey, from the government agent, to be used to generate money for Hezbollah.
Hamdan said after his arrest that he's been falsely accused, and that if he weren't Muslim would not have been charged.
That isn't remotely true, but it is probable, Hamdan, that if you weren't Muslim, you wouldn't have done the things that ended up getting you these charges.
Posted by Robert on February 26, 2011 4:34 AM
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